Volume 2, Book 24, Number 499:
Narrated Aisha:
A lady along with her two daughters came to me asking (for some alms), but she found nothing
with me except one date which I gave to her and she divided it between her two daughters, and did
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not eat anything herself, and then she got up and went away. Then the Prophet came in and I in –
formed him about this story. He said, “Whoever is put to trial by these daughters and he treats them
generously (with benevolence) then these daughters will act as a shield for him from Hell-Fire.” (See
Hadith No. 24, Vol. 8).
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 484:
Narrated Jarir bin ‘Abdullah,
I gave the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet for offering prayer perfectly giving Zakat and giving
good advice to every Muslim.
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 500:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A man came to the Prophet and asked, “O Allah’s Apostle! Which charity is the most superior in
reward?” He replied, “The charity which you practice while you are healthy, niggardly and afraid of
poverty and wish to become wealthy. Do not delay it to the time of approaching death and then say,
‘Give so much to such and such, and so much to such and such.’ And it has already belonged to such
and such (as it is too late).”
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 485:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “(On the Day of Resurrection) camels will come to their owner in the best state
of health they have ever had (in the world), and if he had not paid their Zakat (in the world) then
they would tread him with their feet; and similarly, sheep will come to their owner in the best state
of health they have ever had in the world, and if he had not paid their Zakat, then they would tread
him with their hooves and would butt him with their horns.” The Prophet added, “One of their rights
is that they should be milked while water is kept in front of them.” The Prophet added, “I do not want
anyone of you to come to me on the Day of Resurrection, carrying over his neck a sheep that will be
bleating. Such a person will (then) say, ‘O Muhammad! (please intercede for me,) I will say to him. ‘I
can’t help you, for I conveyed Allah’s Message to you.’ Similarly, I do not want anyone of you to come
to me carrying over his neck a camel that will be grunting. Such a person (then) will say “O
Muhammad! (please intercede for me).” I will say to him, “I can’t help you for I conveyed Allah’s
message to you.”
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 501:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Some of the wives of the Prophet asked him, “Who amongst us will be the first to follow you (i.e.
die after you)?” He said, “Whoever has the longest hand.” So they started measuring their hands with
a stick and Sauda’s hand turned out to be the longest. (When Zainab bint Jahsh died first of all in the
caliphate of ‘Umar), we came to know that the long hand was a symbol of practicing charity, so she
was the first to follow the Prophet and she used to love to practice charity. (Sauda died later in the
caliphate of Muawiya).
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 486:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Whoever is made wealthy by Allah and does not pay the Zakat of his wealth,
then on the Day of Resurrection his wealth will be made like a bald-headed poisonous male snake
with two black spots over the eyes. The snake will encircle his neck and bite his cheeks and say, ‘I am
your wealth, I am your treasure.’ ” Then the Prophet recited the holy verses:– ‘Let not those who
withhold . . .’ (to the end of the verse). (3.180).
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 502:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, “A man said that he would give something in charity. He went out
with his object of charity and unknowingly gave it to a thief. Next morning the people said that he
had given his object of charity to a thief. (On hearing that) he said, “O Allah! All the praises are for
you. I will give alms again.” And so he again went out with his alms and (unknowingly) gave it to an
adulteress. Next morning the people said that he had given his alms to an adulteress last night. The
man said, “O Allah! All the praises are for you. (I gave my alms) to an adulteress. I will give alms
again.” So he went out with his alms again and (unknowingly) gave it to a rich person. (The people)
next morning said that he had given his alms to a wealthy person. He said, “O Allah! All the praises
are for you. (I had given alms) to a thief, to an adulteress and to a wealthy man.” Then someone came
and said to him, “The alms which you gave to the thief, might make him abstain from stealing, and
that given to the adulteress might make her abstain from illegal sexual intercourse (adultery), and
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that given to the wealthy man might make him take a lesson from it and spend his wealth which Al –
lah has given him, in Allah’s cause.”
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 487:
Narrated Abu Said:
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Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, “No Zakat is due on property mounting to less than five Uqiyas (of
silver), and no Zakat is due on less than five camels, and there is no Zakat on less than five Wasqs.”
(A Wasqs equals 60 Sa’s) & (1 Sa=3 K gms App.)